Meaning and significance of the human rights

Education should encompass values such as peace, non-discrimination, equality,

justice, non-violence, tolerance, to live in peace and security and respect for human

dignity. These objectives can be achieved only through imparting human rights

education, which is an integral part of right to education. Human Rights and Duties

Education helps in achieving a comprehensive growth of every society.

According to the UN decade document for human rights education (1995-2004),

human rights education means, “a lifelong process by which people at all levels of

development and in all strata of society learn respect for the dignity of others and

the means and methods of ensuring that respect in all societies.

From the above definition, it is clear that people living in any society have to

discharge their duties with utmost sincerity at all times without any deviation. Such

practices will promote the freedoms of all and could transform a society to achieve its

objectives. This being the concern of human rights education, impartation of it results

in, to achieving the principles of democracy, rule of law, and social justice. Further, it

will help to establish peace and security. It further enables us to achieve an all round

socio-economic, political, and cultural sustainability.

Human Rights Education promotes respect for human rights of all individuals. It develops the knowledge, skills, and values of human rights. It develops the socio-psychological, human personality. It helps people and policy makers to evolve the ways and means to overcome the problems of each nation and that of the International Community. It helps to foster understanding, tolerance, gender equality and Develops friendship among all nations and eliminates racial, ethnic, religious, and linguistic differences